knife
Object NameKnife
Made FromGlass, silver-gilt
Date1875-1900
Place Madeprobably Bohemia
Techniquecut, gilt
SizeOverall H: 18.9 cm; Blade W: 2.4 cm
Accession Number66.3.12 A
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John Davis Hatch
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Curiosities of Glassmaking
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; cut, gilt. Elaborately turned solid glass handle; turnip-shaped end, tapered section below, with cut waisted section, barrel-shaped section, waisted section, and cylindrical section, with elaborate gilt decoration of foliate scrolls and tracery; set into openwork sockets with raised bosses, on a turned, beaded capstan section; set into a thin, curved knife blade with pierced foliate design, stamped "13" in a rectangle.Provenance
Source
John Davis Hatch
Source
Mrs. John Davis Hatch
